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Chapter 413 Yuan Zhifu

Madam Cao had already entered the gate of the Jin family when the people sent by Madam Yuan arrived.

As for the servant who was sent to the government office, he did not see Yuan Zhifu, Yuan Zhifu left the government office with his entourage fifteen minutes ago, and the servants of the government office did not know where Yuan Zhifu went.

The backyard of Dongsheng Inn.

The shopkeeper was so shocked that he almost popped his eyes out, "Master... my lord... See you Caomin..."

"The shopkeeper doesn't need to be too polite." Yuan Zhifu stopped the shopkeeper from saluting, and looked around, "I don't know which room Miss Zhan who came from Suzhou Mansion lives in? Please show the way to the shopkeeper."

Are you looking for that little girl again?The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses and hurriedly said: "Go this way, my lord."

After a while, He Nuan brought over the tea, and seeing Zhan Feiyu nodded, he retreated to the corridor outside the room to guard.

One or two attendants brought by Yuan Zhifu took a look at He Nuan who came out. The two sides did not exchange pleasantries, and each performed its duties outside the door.

Yuan Zhifu glanced at the desk next to the window, the left side was full of books, coupled with the smell of ink in the room, it is reasonable to win the small three yuan with such hard work.

"This official and Zhang Zhifu are old acquaintances." Yuan Zhifu suddenly mentioned the deceased Zhang Zhifu, with a complicated expression on his face, "Three years ago, this official asked Zhang Zhifu for help. After being rejected, this official I also wanted to see Master Yao, but unfortunately I failed the people of Minhe Mansion."

Zhan Feiyu was confused. Master Yao is the chief envoy of Longyou Dao. If Yuan Zhifu encountered any difficult problems, Master Yao could not ignore them, so it is only possible that Yuan Zhifu gave up halfway.

Putting down the teacup, Yuan Zhifu looked at the little girl sitting in front of him seriously. Who would have thought that he, the majestic court official, the prefect of Minhe Prefecture, would ask a little girl for help one day.

"Miss Zhan has been in Minhe Mansion for two days, how is it compared to Suzhou Mansion?" Yuan Zhifu spoke again, but changed the subject abruptly.

Although he was full of doubts, Zhan Feiyu could not hold his breath, "Minhe has eight sceneries, which have attracted many literati and inkmen. The merchants in the market are thriving in business. The people are much richer than other prefectures in Longyou Road. The adults are honest and love the people, and govern the people. Well done."

This is not Zhan Feiyu's compliment. Minhe Mansion is indeed richer, but if compared with Jiangnan Road and the capital, it is still a barren land with poor mountains and rivers. Otherwise, Yao Zhen thought that the master and servant would not want to return the capital.

Prefect Yuan didn't see any glory on his face, instead he showed a dignified look, and his voice was deep and hoarse, "The Tao River flows through Minhe Prefecture, so compared with other prefectures that are short of water and drought, the land of Minhe Prefecture is more fertile, and the forests and vegetation are more fertile. It is lush, and there are many mountain products.”

"Eat the mountains by the mountains, and eat the water by the water." Zhan Feiyu nodded in agreement, and said with a smile: "I went to see the emerald greens of the Minshan Mountain and the pearls of the Tao River before. They are really beautiful."

It would be even better if he didn't use it as a poem. When he thought of the unwritten poems on the desk, Zhan Feiyu felt that any beautiful scenery seemed dull.

"Minhe is far away from the border, and wars generally do not reach here, so many merchants will build workshops and shops in Minhe Mansion, and the Jin family is the largest merchant in Minhe Mansion." Looking sideways out of the window, Yuan The magistrate no longer concealed his dislike for the Jin family.

Before Zhan Feiyu left Suzhou Mansion, he also had several contacts with Mrs. Qian of Qian's House, and the Qian's business was also big, relying on the in-law relationship of the third house of the Qiu family.

However, compared with the Jin family mentioned by Yuan Zhifu, the Qian family is still far behind. Madam Qian's most profitable business is the racecourse and the Linglong Cloth Village in Jiangnan. Provide horses for the Qian family caravan to transport goods.

The caravans of the Qian family can only be regarded as minor disturbances, but the caravans of the Jin family are spread all over Longyou Road. Even the barbarians have traces of the Jin family's caravans. Sell ​​the goods.

Hearing this, Zhan Feiyu didn't need Yuan Zhifu to point it out, and he roughly guessed the reason why Yuan Zhifu came to the door, "My lord, forgive me for taking the liberty, but even if there is no Jin family, there will be a second Jin family and a third one." The Jin family."

The business of the Jin family would have been severely cracked down in Zhan Feiyu's previous life, but this was the Qing Dynasty, and this place was not a heavily guarded capital, but a border gate where wars broke out all year round.

The Jin family's business cannot be stopped, Yuan Zhifu brought down the Jin family, as long as there is money to be made, there must be other merchants who will take over the Jin family's business.

Yuan Zhifu was stunned for a moment, he probably didn't expect Zhan Feiyu to see it so thoroughly.

Wealth is touching!The Jin family did many shady things, just like the Jin family's caravan, those bodyguards had blood and human lives on their hands, otherwise they wouldn't be able to suppress the gangsters from all over the world, as well as those robbers who killed without batting an eyelid.

Moreover, the Jin family was able to conduct business in the state capitals closest to the barbarians in Longyou Road, and even go to the barbarians for business. This must be through the checkpoints with money, and there must be some people in the military camp who will facilitate the Jin family's business.

As for the peers, those merchants who wanted to grab the Jin family's business, their graves were already several people high.

The Jin family took root in Minhe Prefecture not for a year or two, but for more than 20 years. They are veritable local snakes. Yuan Zhifu has served in Minhe Prefecture for less than ten years.

After a long silence, Yuan Zhifu suddenly said: "I suspect that the Jin family has something to do with the barbarians, and may even be spies of the barbarians."

"What?" Now it was Zhan Feiyu's turn to be surprised, and his body, which sat up slightly, slowed down again. That's right, if the Jin family is just a profiteer, there is no need for Yuan Zhifu to come to the inn to see him.

This time it was Zhan Feiyu's turn to be silent, and Yuan Zhifu never urged him. As an official of the court, he asked a little girl for help. After all, he was negligent and ashamed of his official uniform.

Raising his eyes, Zhan Feiyu looked at Yuan Zhifu, who had a thin face and only wore a dark blue straight gown. He didn't have any authority on his body, and he looked more like an ordinary literati and Confucian scholar. ?”

"I don't have any evidence in my hands." Yuan Zhifu looked ashamed and clenched his hands on his knees, suppressing the helplessness and resentment in his heart. There were not many people, and several confidantes died tragically due to accidents within a few years."

That's why Yuan Zhifu asked Zhang Zhifu for help before. The Jin family is a local snake in Minhe Prefecture, and can even be said to be a local snake in Longyou Dao, but Zhang Zhifu can be regarded as a strong dragon in Suzhou Prefecture. The Zhang family has rooted in Longyou Dao for many years In-laws and old relatives spread all over the state capitals, and they are also forces that Yuan Zhifu believes can compete with the Jin family.

Of course, Yuan Zhifu didn't want to drag Zhang Zhifu into trouble, he just wanted to use the Zhang family's connections to investigate the Jin family.

"My lord was threatened by the Jin family?" Zhan Feiyu could think of the methods the Jin family would use, which were nothing more than coercion and lure, but Yuan Zhifu was an upright official, so intimidation was more useful, and he used people around Yuan Zhifu to threaten him.

Looking at Yuan Zhifu, who was suppressing the pain, something flashed in Zhan Feiyu's mind, "I heard that the second master and his wife died young due to an accident."

After the couple passed away, they left Yuan Kangping a nephew. Yuan Zhifu not only cared for this nephew, but even cared for Yao Zhenyi, his nephew and daughter-in-law, so it was because of guilt?

Yuan Zhifu sent people to investigate Zhan Feiyu's affairs in Xiangwu County, including Linzhou Prefecture and Suzhou Prefecture, so Yuan Zhifu was not surprised at her keenness and intelligence.

After calming down the grief in his heart, Yuan Zhifu said again: "No matter how I investigate, it is still an accident, but I understand that this is the Jin family's revenge and also a warning, so I entrusted Pingkang to marry Yao to my classmate in the capital. Housewife."

The Yao family is only a small family in the capital, and the old master Yao is only a doctor of the fifth rank, but after all, Yao Zhenyi has a grandfather who was named a county monarch by the late emperor. Yuan Kangping made another move.

Yuan Zhifu also had good intentions, and Zhan Feiyu reckoned that this was the best way Yuan Zhifu could think of.

The second-bedroom couple died early and left a little property. Yuan Kangping was just a scholar, and Yuan Zhifu was only his uncle. Not to mention Qi Dafei, even if Yuan Zhifu wanted Yuan Kangping to marry a rich family, the key was that he couldn't.

Zhan Feiyu finally understood why Yao Zhenyi's "prestige spread far and wide" in Minhe Mansion. This was intentionally condoned by Yuan Zhifu. The more noble Yao Zhenyi's status, the less daring the Jin family would act rashly.

(End of this chapter)